Our Team
Our staff has years of experience in a wide range of neuropsychological services.
Neal McGrath, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized neuropsychologist in the area of sports concussion. He has practiced in the Boston area for the last 35 years, specializing in the evaluation and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injuries …
Dr. Jackson is our Director of Training, supervising graduate students in clinical neuropsychology from William James College. She specializes in individual psychotherapy and neuropsychological evaluation of adolescents, adults, and children. …
Kara received her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology from the University of Houston. She completed her internship at the West Haven VAMC and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital …
Deb Petrie has been the Office Manager for Neuropsychology New England/Sports Concussion New England and Neal McGrath PhD & Associates since 2005. She coordinates the scheduling of all appointments, manages billing, and …
Lori Mitchell is our part-time office assistant. Lori is a photographer by trade. She is a mother of one daughter and two dogs, Maggie seen in photo…
Ian is a third year Psy.D. doctoral student in neuropsychology at William James College. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology …
Cassandra Trask is a third year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program at William James College. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology …
Cassandra (Cassie) Volpe is currently a 4th year clinical psychology student (Psy.D.) at William James College with a concentration in neuropsychology…
Dr. Jackson specializes in individual psychotherapy and neuropsychological evaluation of adolescents, adults, and children. She works with patients with a variety of acquired brain injuries, learning disabilities, and Attention Deficit Disorder. She provides sports concussion consultation to individual student-athletes and their families and to our partner schools. She serves as a Consulting Neuropsychologist for the NeuroRestorative Acquired Brain Injury Program, the Massachusetts Statewide Head Injury Program, and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
Ian is a third year Psy.D. doctoral student in neuropsychology at William James College. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology from Montana State University and his master’s degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He has a keen interest in the complexities of the human brain and his academic journey has been centered around understanding the underlying biological mechanisms that drive cognition and neurological processes. As Ian is progressing through his doctoral program he has become increasingly motivated to apply his knowledge and research to practical settings, aspiring to make a meaningful impact on individuals with neurological conditions.
Cassandra Trask is a third year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program at William James College. She completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in Criminology at Eastern Connecticut State University in 2020 and completed her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Springfield College in 2022. During her time as a master’s student, she worked and continues as a now Clinician at Behavioral Health Network (BHN) where she provides mental health treatment at a Respite Program. Thus far as a doctoral student, she has worked as an outpatient Clinician at Community Healthlink providing short-term therapy and has done school consultations. Cassandra is very passionate about her work in all areas. In collaboration with her supervisor, Cassandra is currently involved in conducting clinical interview, administering neuropsychological tests along with interpreting results, scoring, writing reports and conducting feedback sessions.